Rajkot: Mahuva, one of India’s hubs for dehydrated onion and garlic, could potentially double capacity utilisation of its dehydration units if Maharashtra’s onion crop is supplied on a large scale. Industry operators recently put forward a proposal to a delegation from Maharashtra that visited the region to study the dehydration industry and explore ways to…
Nirav Dike with students at Shree Navchetan Andhjan Mandal in Madhaparnear Bhuj. He underwent two years of specialised training inKeralam before taking up teaching Rajkot: For children with visual and physical disabilities, a career in sports can often seem out of reach. But at a school in Madhapar near Bhuj, 26-year-old Nirav Dike is helping…
Rajkot: Devbhumi Dwarka local crime branch (LCB) arrested four members of a Bihar-based gang for allegedly entering homes in rural areas on the pretext of selling phenyl and cheating women by offering to clean idols of deities and gold and silver ornaments.The accused were arrested from a rented house near Milan Char Rasta in Khambhalia…
The GIB is on the verge of extinction Rajkot: The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) soft-release centre in Naliya, being developed by the Gujarat Forest Department to revive the critically endangered bird’s dwindling population in Kutch, is nearing completion.The forest department plans to bring GIB chicks from Rajasthan and rear them at the centre during the…
Rajkot: Porbandar Cybercrime police registered an FIR against an unidentified individual for creating a fake Instagram account to impersonate and defame a 20-year-old woman college student.The complainant, a resident of a village in Porbandar district and a final-year BCA student, approached the police after discovering that her identity had been stolen and an unauthorized profile…
Rajkot: Gandhigram-2 (University) police registered a case against a man for allegedly duping a childhood friend and four others of Rs 16 lakh by promising them jobs in the Indian Air Force.According to the FIR, Arjunsingh Jadeja (40), a resident of Kalawad Road runs Shiv Travels. He received a call on June 8, from his…
Rajkot: A complaint alleging that the photograph of a scheduled caste student who cleared a Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) exam was removed from a Kutch University notice board has been referred to the university’s SC/ST cell for inquiry and action by vice-chancellor Mohan Patel.A section of the university library is dedicated to students preparing…
